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FRENCH CAMP - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has offered the FBI total control in investigating deaths related to a pair of notorious serial killers.
FRENCH CAMP - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has offered the FBI total control in investigating deaths related to a pair of notorious serial killers.
Sheriff Steve Moore authored a formal request to the federal agency to assume responsibility for any future excavations and investigations regarding victims of Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine.
The county has given the FBI two weeks to respond to the request.
If no response is given, the Sheriff's Office will move forward with a tentative contract it previously reached with Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc. to excavate land in Linden where remains of additional victims of the pair could be found.
Officials have not disclosed whether the area they are looking at digging in is the same parcel of property where roughly 1,000 bone fragments were uncovered earlier this year.
Shermantine and Herzog were convicted in 2001 on multiple counts of homicide. There is wide speculation the duo may have killed dozens of people during their spree, which spanned decades.
Herzog was paroled in 2010 and hanged himself in January after receiving word his former partner planned to tell authorities about previously unknown burial sites from his cell on death row.
In October, Moore requested the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approve a $126,900 contract for an impending dig. The FBI would split the costs with the Sheriff's Office, which would act in a supporting role during the excavation.
However, that plan was tabled after Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani spoke to the board during a public comment session at the meeting, saying the FBI would be open to taking over the operation if asked by Moore.
The action is in a holding pattern while the Sheriff's Office and county wait to hear back from the FBI.
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This year at SXSW, there seems to be a great focus on the startup, entrepreneurialship and business. Also more and more of the sessions in the various streams seem to be crossing over each other. Interactive isn't the only place to hear about moves into the digital space and integration across channels so those here for Film and Music are getting a great deal of interactive learnings.
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We also pulled together a list of the few things that are going to be great to see (or at least we hope so). If you are down here at SXSW, make sure to look out for our #SXSWRedBus (we even have a real-time map to track it's progress) and follow SXSWRedBus on Twitter.
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2 pm: SXSW kicks off with Bre Prettis talking about the future of digital and physical with 3D printing and he'll give us a few inside tips about SXSW Interactive after all his years of coming here as a participant!
5 pm: The ever savvy Danny Sullivan talks search with Duane Forrester and Matt Cutts at their session "How to Rank Better in Google and Bing."
9:30 am: As everyone looks to Get Glue and second screen experiences, Jenn Deering Davis discusses how Twitter has changed the way we watch TV.
11:30 am: As story and narrative grow in importance to brands and how we reach consumers, I'm hoping the session by Lynne Duddy on "Story is the World Force" will help deep dive into the way story is heading and how it can help brands improve their engagement.
12:30 pm: Digital A-Z for B2B is what it says on the tin but we'll be there to cover it for our Econsultancy readers in the B2B space!
15:30 pm: This is not digital really….but Chuck Lorre (creator of most comedies people love on TV) is interviewing Neil Gaiman. How can you not go to this, I ask.
9:30 am: Sticking with the narrative stream, the session on "Data, Storytelling and Breaking through the Noise" will look at story from a different point of view.
11 am: Though this shouldn't have to be said, the session on putting customers at the centre of your business is still needed. And is at SXSW at Ballroom G.
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9:30 am: Pandora and TechCrunch dissect music and tech at this early session. A bit unfair of the organizers who know we'll all be out late the night before. Do music people ever get up that early?
11 am: Outsourcing and offshoring social customer service at the four seasons ballroom will cover the area most big businesses dip into but don't talk about. I'm keen to see what their solutions are.
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An expert in International Human Rights Law, Professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor by a vote of the faculty, and confirmed by a second vote from the Board of Directors. Distinguished Professorships are awarded to faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship over their careers; it is the highest academic rank at UC Hastings.
A distinguished professorship is a senior tenured position of regular faculty with a national reputation and substantial experience in legal education. "Professor Roht-Arriaza is uniformly recognized as one of the most respected and influential scholars in the field of international human rights law," the Committee wrote, "and, in particular, in the study of transitional justice."
"UC Hastings professors as a whole exemplify engaged scholarship," said Chancellor & Dean Frank H. Wu. "The corpus of work that Naomi Roht-Arriaza has produced over her career is a stellar example of the careful study, rigorous scholarship, and practical application of ideas that sets UC Hastings professors apart."
"Professor Roht-Arriaza joins the ranks of UC Hastings' Distinguished Professors as a scholar of the first order in the rapidly maturing field of international human rights law," said Provost and Academic Dean Elizabeth L. Hillman. "Her work has revealed the uneven landscape of justice in the aftermath of repressive regimes and articulated legal frameworks for accountability. Professor Roht-Arriaza's tremendous energy and dedication has inspired students and scholars alike, here at UC Hastings and around the world."
"I was deeply honored to be selected by the Faculty for this promotion," said Professor Roht-Arriaza. "I have spent my career working hard to achieve some justice for disenfranchised and marginalized groups internationally, and it is extremely rewarding to see that work acknowledged and rewarded."
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DURHAM, N.H. – The existing infrastructure for responding to maritime accidents in the Arctic is limited and more needs to be done to enhance emergency response capacity as Arctic sea ice declines and ship traffic in the region increases, according to new report released today by the University of New Hampshire and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The report details findings from a panel of experts and decision-makers from Arctic nation governments, industry and indigenous communities convened by the Coastal Response Research Center, a UNH-NOAA partnership housed at the university. The panel, which included representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Arctic Research Commission, assessed the potential threat of maritime accidents in the Arctic and the ability of nations in the region to respond effectively to vessels in distress, oil spills and other situations.
"The reduction of polar sea ice and the increasing worldwide demand for energy will likely result in a dramatic increase in the number of vessels that travel Arctic waters," said Nancy Kinner, UNH co-director of the CRRC and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. "As vessel traffic increases, disaster scenarios are going to become more of a reality."
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Chicken, Avocado and Fennel Salad
- 1 Each Avocado
- 1/2 cup Grapeseed, Walnut, or Canola Oil
- 1 1/2 tbsps Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Hot Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Chopped fresh fennel fronds
- 3 cups cooked, cooled and diced chicken
- 1 meduim to large fennel bulb, cored and finely diced (at least 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 heads Belgian endive, core removed
- Salt and peper to taste
1. Dice and cook the chicken breasts. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside and cool in a refrigerator.
2. Scoop out the flesh from the avocado. Mash it in a bowl with a fork, blend in the oil, lemon juice, mustard and fennel leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the chicken and diced fennel and combine thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. It is important to use one of the lighter oils recommended, others will be too heavy and create an oily taste and mouthfeel.
3. Arrange the endive leaves around a platter or shallow bowl, mound the salad in the center.
From Wine Spectator Magazine, 2009
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Beauty: Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid review
Hiya! Maybelline recently launched a new range of lip products, seemingly jumping on the matte liquid lipstick bandwagon with their Vivid matte Liquids. I received these three shades to review (there's ten different shades in total), let's take a look.
Labels: beauty , liquid lipstick , maybelline , review
Travel: Mibaru beach and Ou-Jima, Okinawa
Another instalment in my Japan series: today I'm taking you to Mibaru beach and Ou-jima on the beautiful island of Okinawa!
This particular day, we had actually planned to take the ferry to Tokashiki island to chill out on Aharen beach, which is supposed to be one of the most gorgeous beaches in Japan. The info you find online is kind of unclear at times so in case you're contemplating visiting Tokashiki, here's the deal: only a limited number of tickets are offered for reservation ahead by phone or fax. The people at the ticketing office speak some English, but it's easiest to ask your hotel reception or airbnb host to make the call for you.
When we asked our host, the tickets that were available for reservation ahead were all spoken for, so they advised us to arrive early (two hours before departure) and that way, there should still be tickets available at the counter (a different set of tickets than the ones you can reserve ahead of time). However, due to traffic we arrived a bit later than we had planned, and in addition one of the ferry lines was down due to maintenance so the one boat that was left was totally booked up.
We were offered the option of waiting until 15 minutes before departure as some tickets might become available due to reservations not showing up, but Japanese people follow the rules so everyone actually came for their ticket and we were left standing there watching the boat leave for paradise, bummer! However, I had prepared our trip by googling basically every possible googleable thing, and I knew that a bit further down south, there was a gorgeous, quiet, less developed beach that would probably offer something close to what we were looking for on Tokashiki. About half an hour later, we parked our car and walked down to the rosey beige sand and crystal clear waters of Mibaru beach!
Beauty: my 3 HG blushes or searching for a UDxGwen Hush dupe
Hi there! Those that have been following my beauty posts may remember that I fell totally and utterly in love with the Hush pan of the Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani palette. It sounds totally hyperbolical but this blush totally turned my idea of what kind of blushes/highlighters I liked upside down. I always used to go for mostly cool toned pinks with an equally cool highlighter, but since Hush I know that a neutral blush that's quite close to my own skincolour looks best on me, and that I prefer the type of glow-from-within look you get from a blush with a sheen over the "make my cheekbone look like a mirror" type of popping highlight that's so trendy right now. I feel like Hush makes my face look amazing without being so present in my face that it might overpower whatever makeup look I was wearing. In short: the perfect everyday blush.
However, Hush is limited edition, and nothing upsets a beauty lover more than running out of a limited edition product. In addition, I keep recommending Hush to everyone but the palette is sold out, which is super frustrating. Clearly, I had to start looking for the perfect dupe asap. I found two blushes that are quite similar: Benefit Coralista and Coffret d'Or 02 Peach.
Labels: beauty , benefit , blush , japan beauty , review , swatches , urban decay
Outfit: lemon print off shoulder top and culottes
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Beauty: MAC x Chris Chang review
About a week ago, I received a box full of MAC goodies. I know, I freaked out too!! MAC is a huge deal in my mind, and being picked as one of the bloggers that gets to review MAC products is just so incredibly cool. I am very proud right now. And I bet you guys are always ready to take a look at gorgeous beauty products, so this is a total win-win situation. Today I'm reviewing a collab MAC did with Chris Chang, the Shanghai designer behind Poesia, a colourful brand that takes its inspiration from bright folkloric costumes. As you can see, the products are vibrant, but so is that stunning kaleidoscopic packaging! I literally swooned when I unpacked these. I know that this collection was released back in May so I'm not exactly timely with my review, but these products are still available online. And if you feel like you need one of these beauties but can't find them in store/online, there's always Ebay or the Estee Lauder Factory Store to try and score an invite to!
Let's get to it.
Outfit: Zara off-shoulder dress, Zinda platform sandals
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Outfit: all white in flatform Teva's
Travel: Arriving on Okinawa
So Pokemon Go has taken over my life and I have found zero time to blog between catching Pokemon and my job. Time management is hard, yo. I really want to write a couple of posts on Okinawa, though, so here is my first one, where I talk about arriving and our first impressions of this stunning island.
Rock Werchter 2016 Recap
Last weekend, I attended the Rock Werchter for the first time in years. I mean, I went to Werchter Classic last year to see my boo Robbie Williams, but that's totally not the same thing. I was invited by the organization as a blogger so I was lucky enough to enjoy the festival for free! Prrrrobably at least partly thanks to my sister from another mister Natalia, who has been my bestie for over 10 years, and who has worked her ass off to get an amazing job working for Live Nation Belgium, who are also responsible for Rock Werchter.
I had a bit of trepidation to visit the festival because the news reports had made a big drama about the festival grounds being muddy AF, but after a last minute search for rubber boots finally proved fruitful (sold out everywhere because of the ridiculously rainy Belgian spring weather :/), we were prepared to rock Werchter (HA!). Let me show you my hair, make up and outfit for the day, and tell you about our experience.
Labels: festival , festival style , night out , summer
Outfit: culottes debut in Fukuoka
Beauty: Irresistible Me Sapphire 8-in-1 curling wand review
Curling irons, man. I grew up with a mom who wasn't into makeup or hairstyling at all, so curling irons pretty much mystified me for much of my formative years. I was always envious of my curly and wavy haired classmates, though. My hair has always been fine and flat, unless I saturate it with a heavy dose of dry shampoo (ambrosia to my locks!), so any type of texture was good in my book. I even contemplated getting a perm, but I was too scared of incapable hairdressers to trust them with the future texture of my hair. Discovering rag curls, pin curls, hot rollers and curling irons in my 20s opened up a world of previously out of reach hairdos to me.
After a long time of using my 25mm curling iron in the traditional way, with the clamp keeping the lock of hair in place, reading a blog post somewhere about converting a curling iron with a clamp to a curling wand by removing the clamp inspired me to use my curling iron a different way to create a looser, more natural wave without the kinks you can get from that darn clamp: I just ignored the clamp, wrapping strands of hair around the entire iron. Of course that technique isn't ideal, so I JUMPED at the opportunity when Irresistible Me offered to send me their Sapphire 8-in1 curling wand set for a review. I mean, who wouldn't??
It's not just that this was my first experience with a legit curling wand, I was also moonstruck by the EIGHT different shapes and sizes of wands. I figured that with this wand set, I was pretty much set (PUN INTENDED) for life, and I could finally try those tight curls of the small diameter wands, as well as the loose bouncy blowout result you get from using the largest barrel. Let me share my thoughts and opinions with you.
Labels: beauty , curling iron , curls , hair , review , styling hair
Travel: biking Fukuoka, Ohori park and Yatai
Finally I've found some time to write up the third post in my Japan travel series (read the first ones here and here), and today I'm going to tell you about one of my three absolute favourite Japan experiences: biking through Fukuoka. Enjoy!
Outfit: boho in extensions and lace up blouse
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Beauty: Urban Decay Vice Lipstick Review - Disturbed and Pandemonium
Although my two weeks in Japan were amazing and I wouldn't trade them for anything (except three weeks in Japan), I did miss one awesome thing while I was away: the Urban Decay Vice lipstick launch. Urban Decay added a whopping 120 new lipstick shades in varying finishes to their permanent collection (some of which will only be available on line). Ex-Girlfriend, the most popular shade from the Gwen Stefani lipstick collab, has also been added to the permanent range, yay!! I didn't get to attend the party but I sent my equally UD obsessed sister, and she brought two lipsticks home for me which I will be reviewing for you today: meet Disturbed and Pandemonium.
Labels: beauty , burgundy , purple lipstick , review , swatches , urban decay
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Forty-five Democratic members of the
House of Representatives have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to
appoint a permanent director to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Edward J. DeMarco has been acting director of
the agency since James Lockhart resigned in August 2009. The Senate failed to bring the name of Joseph
Smith, named by the President to replace Lockhart, to the floor for
The group signing the letter was led by
Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Member John F.
Tierney (D-MA). Cummings has tangled
repeatedly with DeMarco over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs)
should participate in the Treasury Department's principal reduction program for
distressed and underwater homeowners.
The letter noted that it had
been three and a half years since Smith's nomination was blocked and suggested
the President's recent reelection "is a prime opportunity to put forth a
new candidate who is ready and willing to implement all of Congress' directives
to meet the critical challenges still facing our nation's housing finance
While the hiring sector is recovering,
as of last month there were approximately 10.9 million borrowers who were
seriously underwater. "It is imperative,"
the House members said "that we have a strong leader at FHFA to take on these
challenges, strengthen the housing market, and promote our nation's continued
economic recovery."
FHFA is the conservator of the GSEs under
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, was directed to "maximize
assistance for homeowners," "to minimize foreclosures," and was explicitly granted
authority to modify mortgage loans through the "reduction of loan principal." According to the writers, DeMarco has
declined to fully and effectively implement these laws and testified to
Congress "that the 'use of a principal reduction within the context of a loan
modification is not going to be the least-cost approach by the taxpayer to
allow this homeowner an opportunity to stay in their home.' His testimony has since been contradicted by
FHFA's own data, which indicate that principal reduction loan modifications
could save U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars compared to allowing underwater
homes to go into foreclosure, and that principal reduction loan modifications
could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars compared to Mr. DeMarco's
preferred alternative of principal forbearance."
The letter says he has also refused to allow the implementation of a pilot
program to the cost effectiveness of a principal
reduction program and terminated one developed by Fannie Mae and Citibank. By not supporting this pilot program-even
after the Department of Treasury offered funds to "help cover its operational
expenses-Mr. DeMarco demonstrated that he is not interested in obtaining
real-world evidence that might contradict his pre-established views."
Finally, the letter says, "rather than taking steps to help homeowners
facing foreclosure, FHFA recently proposed an action that appears to penalize
borrowers arbitrarily by proposing the increase of state-level guarantee fees
charged by the GSEs on new borrowers in the five states with the longest
average foreclosure timelines." The
agency provided no analysis to support its recommendation which also fails to identify
or address specific factors that cause long foreclosure times, "such as
inadequate business practices by mortgage companies servicing loans under
FHFA's conservatorship."
The letter concludes, "Ensuring that FHFA implements Congressional
directives to support the most liquid, efficient, competitive, and resilient
housing finance markets is a matter of national urgency. For these reasons, we
strongly urge you to nominate an FHFA Director who is ready to fulfill this
mission and address the many challenges still facing the nation's housing
finance markets."
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Shane Victorino, Backbone of Phillies' Offense
As Paul Boye pointed out in yesterday's column, the All-Star break is fast approaching. The Phillies must complete six three-game sets before they are able to take that mid-July rest. In the time leading up to the midsummer festivities, the rest of us will start speculating on All-Star snubs. Or, if you're like me, you will start petitioning for the inclusion of Adam Dunn in the Home Run Derby (even if he hasn't been so great this year).
Once the All-Star rosters take shape, columnists will start campaigning in favor of the snubs, hoping to help them earn a last-minute online election to their league's respective roster. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports has already created a list of players he thinks will be snubbed. It's a fairly comprehensive list, and quite reasonable. The factors that cause a player to be snubbed include the popularity of the team (e.g. Phillies vs. Marlins), the strength of the league at a particular position (e.g. the National League is quite strong at first base), and a player's individual popularity (e.g. Tommy Hanson vs. Ryan Vogelsong).
One surprising inclusion on Passan's list was Shane Victorino. Victorino certainly does not suffer from the same environmental detriments since the Phillies are and have been the class of the National League. The Phillies sold out the ballpark at the last home game for the umpteenth time, so they have had fans sending in ballots more than just about everyone else. However, Passan notes that the National League has a glut of worthy outfielders. Currently, 12 NL outfielders have a WAR of 2.0 or more — certainly some worthy names will be left off the roster.
But Victorino? He actually sits with the second-highest WAR (FanGraphs version) in the league at 3.7, just a hair behind Matt Kemp at 3.8. Of course, defensive data goes into WAR, which is less than reliable just 70 or so games into the season. Still, Victorino has the second-highest defensive marks with eight runs added (or saved, if you prefer). The only outfielder with a better mark is Gerardo Parra of the Arizona Diamondbacks at 11.0. Victorino also benefits from the newly-implemented base running runs (which differs from Equivalent Base Running Runs, or EqBRR, from Baseball Prospectus), earning an additional 2.4 runs, or roughly one-fourth of a win.
Then you look at the offensive stats and find the most surprising result of them all: Victorino has the fifth-best weighted on-base average (wOBA) among NL outfielders, at .392. Kemp, Lance Berkman, and Ryan Braun are the clear-cut leaders as all are above .400, but Victorino is not far behind them. Of the components of WAR that he directly controls (a.k.a. not league or positional adjustments), which are batting, fielding, and base running runs, Victorino's offense accounts for over 58 percent.
Of Phillies with at least 110 plate appearances, only Victorino and Ryan Howard have an above-average OPS+, at 143 and 128 respectively. Per FanGraphs, the Phillies have been below average with -14 batting runs. To say the Phillies' offense would be stagnant without Victorino would be a huge understatement. The following chart should drive that point home (click to enlarge):
Passan thinks Victorino will be an All-Star snub as voting concludes in the coming weeks. That very well may the case, but it would be unjust. Not only has Victorino been the backbone of the Phillies' offense, he has been one of the most productive outfielders in the league, and he does it in a plethora of ways: with the bat, with his glove, and with his legs.


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HTC has partnered with Beats for quite a while, slapping their logo onto HTC phones for years. HTC has integrated various levels of Beats software, whether it be a poor quality software equalizer that only works in the stock music app or a more refined (but still software) equalizer that can work for any audio source. HTC even purchased a 50.1 percent stake of the company for $300 million.
However, the Beats partnership has slowly been going downhill. Last year, Beats spent $150 million to buy back half of HTC's stake in the company. And it seems that now Beats wants to sever the partnership altogether. The Wall Street Journal reports that "people familiar with the matter" say that Beats is looking for a new investor to replace HTC. This probably stems from HTC's low profits and lack of big growth.
While HTC struggles, Beats has only been growing. Beats revenue was about $1 billion in 2012, up from $200 million in 2010. It looks like the people behind Beats may think they need a new investor who will support growth. While not confirmed, we'll see where this partnership heads. Do you think HTC will suffer without Beats? Leave a comment!


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Getting a look at Dainese & AGV's 2012 collection, Asphalt & Rubber was down in Orange County earlier this week to see the highly anticipated Dainese D-Air Racing leather suit, which has a four liter airbag system that helps reduce the risk of injury during a motorcycle crash.
Dainese has been working on the D-Air Racing system for 10 years now, and after soft-launching the airbag suit in Europe, the Italian company is ready to bring the game-changing technology to American soil.
If you watch MotoGP or World Superbike, you have likely already seen the roughly one pound (650 grams) D-Air Racing suit at work, as riders like Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, Stefan Bradl, Leon Haslam, and Max Biaggi have been wearing Dainese's airbag leathers while racing, and have also been providing the company with feedback on the D-Air's design and development.
In addition to deploying an airbag that protects a rider's neck, chest, and shoulders, the Dainese D-Air system also provides a telemetry package that track riders can use in lieu of a basic motorcycle data acquisition system.


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Saturday night, University of Alabama's senior linebacker Nico Johnson got everyone's attention.
TUSCALOOSA — Nico Johnson doesn't always have something to say, but Saturday night, the University of Alabama's senior linebacker got everyone's attention after a 29-24 home loss to Texas A&M.
Monday, Johnson said he, quarterback AJ McCarron and guard Chance Warmack were among those to address the team following the game.
"Me and AJ (McCarron) and I think Chance (Warmack) stood up after the game and said we were in the same situation last year. We can't just give up because we had a loss," Johnson said. "The hope for playing for the national championship is slim to none, but we have to go out and play our best ball. We haven't played our best ball the last couple of weeks and it showed."
As two among the team's small group of seniors, Johnson and Warmack have the respect of teammates. But by their own description, both usually show leadership through example setting rather than by being vocal.
That changed Saturday night.
"It's not my style. (But) that's what being a leader is," Johnson added. "You have to step outside your character sometimes. So if I've got to be a vocal leader from here on out, to get where we need to be, then that's what it is. That's what I'm going to have to do. If I have to pull somebody to the side and tell them they are not doing right...even if I'm not doing something right, somebody's got to pull me to the side and tell me what to do. But someone's got to step up."
The Crimson Tide has two games remaining in the regular season, against Western Carolina and Auburn, and can clinch the SEC West title with a win over the Tigers on Nov. 24.
Saban confident in Yeldon's ball security
Alabama coach Nick Saban indicated technique was at issue with two fumbles by running back T.J. Yeldon the last two weeks, one against LSU and another Saturday against Texas A&M.
"It comes down to the same thing — carrying the ball correctly. In one case you didn't get the hand off correctly, in the other case he was carrying the ball kind of low in his belly and got popped," Saban said. "Confidence should come in doing it correctly. We have every faith, trust and confidence in him that when he does it correctly he's not going to fumble."
Yeldon has rushed for 754 yards this season.
Fulton questionable
Crimson Tide defensive back John Fulton is unlikely to play Saturday against Western Carolina with a turf toe injury sustained against Texas A&M.
"John Fulton has turf toe, a pretty good one," Saban said. "He may be very questionable for this particular game."
Fulton finished with four pass breakups.
Iron Bowl time announced
Alabama's home game against rival Auburn on Nov. 24 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and broadcast by CBS, the SEC announced Monday. The Crimson Tide's home game this weekend against Western Carolina begins at 11:21 a.m. on the SEC Network.
Saban said true freshman wide receiver Chris Black, who recently returned to practice from a shoulder injury sustained in August, has been cleared for activity but not contact. Saban suggested playing Black at the end of this season is unlikely. "I think it might be kind of foolish to play him because it would probably be a bowl game only type of thing," Saban said. ... The Alabama coaching staff named five players for weekly honors after the loss to TAMU: defensive back John Fulton and linebacker C.J. Mosley on defense, punter Cody Mandell on special teams, and Amari Cooper and Eddie Lacy on offense.


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Country star Taylor Swift has teamed up with bosses at her favorite shoe brand to release a limited-edition sneaker named after the title of her upcoming album Red.
The Love Story hitmaker has been pictured wearing Keds designs for years, and now she has signed a three-year spokesmodel deal with the fashion house, which will begin with the release of her new shoe line.
She tells Women's Wear Daily, "I've been a fan of Keds for years, because they have two of my favorite elements of great style - they're classic and effortless. I remember wearing Keds as a little kid, while riding my bike around the farm. When I got older, I started wearing them again. There's something cool about shoes that you can grow up with.
"I think they add something casual and cool to your look, and the new colors and patterns are so eclectic. I love pairing them with vintage looks."
The Grammy winner's specially-designed red shoe will be available in stores from 22 October (12) - the same day as the release of her new record.


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Made-from-Scratch Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe from Orange, VA
When we bought the Holladay House Bed and Breakfast in Orange, VA, the Holladay family bestowed upon us the secret of their success: their family buttermilk biscuit recipe!
The Holladay family owned our home for over a century, from 1899 to 2000. In 1989, Pete Holladay (the grandson of Dr. Lewis Holladay) and his wife Phebe (yes, that is spelled correctly), turned his family's Main Street historic home into a Virginia Bed and Breakfast. In a small historic town like Orange, Virginia, an innkeeper simply has no "street cred" unless they are capable of producing the best-tasting biscuits around. So, Pete kept his family's buttermilk biscuit recipe alive, and these biscuits probably have been made in this house as long as his family owned it.
We are happy to keep the tradition alive, and our guests are glad we are! Sharon has delighted many out-of-town guest as well as Orange, Virginia locals by learning this historic buttermilk biscuit recipe. While I get a chance to sleep in a little, she gets up early to bake these buttermilk biscuits fresh for our guests. As I said in my post on how to cook bacon, one should seek instruction from the masters of previous generations. For your breakfast-eating pleasure, we are passing this recipe along to you. And for a tutorial on how to make these tasty treats, view Sharon's YouTube video. Enjoy!
Holladay Family Buttermilk Biscuits from Orange, VA
2 cups all purpose flour
1 T baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 stick of butter chilled, plus 1 T butter, melted
3/4 cup buttermilk
1. Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
3. Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles large coarse crumbs.
4. Make a well in the center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.
5. Gently roll out, fold over and roll out dough about 9 times on a floured surface.
6. Pat dough out to 1/2-inch thick. Cut dough with a 2-inch biscuit cutter or glass.
7. Brush biscuit tops with 1 T melted butter.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.


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A while back we had an interesting problem at work. We were calculating MD5 hashes for some values in both .Net and SQL Server and although the input values were all the same our MD5 hashes were different. After some time spent looking dumbfounded at the code I've realized what the bug was and started laughing. I saw that HashBytes function was the "culprit". HashBytes function was introduced in SQL server 2005 to simplify creating hashes in the database. It can convert values to MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA, or SHA1 formats. HashBytes' result depends on the input text's data type and can at the first glance give a bit different results that we might think, especially when combined with the .Net framework. Of course hashing itself works correctly in both. Let's see what going on with some examples. From here on when i say hash i mean MD5 hash.
-- note the size 15 of all datatypes
declare @val1 varchar(15),
@val2 nvarchar(15),
@val3 char(15),
@val4 nchar(15)
-- example of 1 byte/char text
-- all variables are of same length
select @val1 = '1234567890',
@val2 = N'1234567890',
@val3 = '1234567890',
@val4 = N'1234567890'
-- all 4 return different results
select HASHBYTES('md5', @val1) as MD5_varchar, -- result = 0xE807F1FCF82D132F9BB018CA6738A19F
-- just to show that collation doesn't change the hash
HASHBYTES('md5', @val1 collate Cyrillic_General_BIN2) as MD5_varchar_collation, -- result = 0xE807F1FCF82D132F9BB018CA6738A19F
HASHBYTES('md5', @val2) as MD5_Nvarchar, -- result = 0xE15E31C3D8898C92AB172A4311BE9E84
HASHBYTES('md5', @val3) as MD5_char, -- result = 0x2120C3F3423F89BA8A65ABD933321884
HASHBYTES('md5', @val4) as MD5_Nchar -- result = 0x90DEF5840F3A31174CA44E2022F743B6
-- example of 2 bytes/char text
-- 中文 means Chinese in written text
-- converting 2 bytes/char text to varchar cuts the text in half
select @val1 = '中文', -- this cuts the text in half
@val2 = N'中文', -- this stores the whole text
@val3 = '中文', -- this cuts the text in half
@val4 = N'中文' -- this stores the whole text
-- all 4 return different results
select HASHBYTES('md5', @val1) as MD5_varchar, -- result = 0xEA03FCB8C47822BCE772CF6C07D0EBBB
HASHBYTES('md5', @val2) as MD5_Nvarchar, -- result = 0x73C6C8CD2F94355EF015E5265D5E65B1
HASHBYTES('md5', @val3) as MD5_char, -- result = 0xA13C45A38853677887B4839071537634
HASHBYTES('md5', @val4) as MD5_Nchar -- result = 0xEADEBD3BD72A481C43C828E0C550145C
However care must be taken with texts that need 2 bytes per char of storage space like Chinese text. Storing it in a varchar variable cuts it in half.
For generating MD5 hashes I've used the code from this site which turned up as the first result on Google for "MD5 in C#":
public string GetMD5Hash(string input)
System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider x = new System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider();
//byte[] bs = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(input);
//byte[] bs = System.Text.Encoding.UTF7.GetBytes(input);
//byte[] bs = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input);
byte[] bs = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(input);
//byte[] bs = System.Text.Encoding.UTF32.GetBytes(input);
bs = x.ComputeHash(bs);
System.Text.StringBuilder s = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
foreach (byte b in bs)
string password = s.ToString();
return password;
// hashes for the simple "1234567890" text in all encodings
ASCII: e807f1fcf82d132f9bb018ca6738a19f
UTF7: e807f1fcf82d132f9bb018ca6738a19f
UTF8: e807f1fcf82d132f9bb018ca6738a19f
Unicode: e15e31c3d8898c92ab172a4311be9e84
UTF32: 6a57502c29a5081f03cb70e0ad38ecc7
// hashes for the complex "中文" text in all encodings
ASCII: ea03fcb8c47822bce772cf6c07d0ebbb
UTF7: eb02105e5c51a33f21e8da7f8102cfda
UTF8: a7bac2239fcdcb3a067903d8077c4a07
Unicode: 73c6c8cd2f94355ef015e5265d5e65b1
UTF32: 65fe91b81ed1107566f9f9f5ed4ccaf1
All strings in .Net store their chars in 2 bytes by default. When hashing values we have to take this into account and use proper text Encoding. .Net supports 5 encodings: ASCII (7 bits per char), UTF7 (7 bits per char), UTF8 (8 bits = 1 byte per char), Unicode (UTF-16) (16 bits = 2 bytes per char) and UTF32 (32 bits = 4 bytes per char).
For text with only first 127 chars in the ASCII table ASCII, UTF7 and UTF8 encodings all return the same hash, but with UTF16 and UTF32 comes endianness so they don't return the same hash values. Also note that the ASCII and UTF7 encoding aren't recommended to be used anymore except in legacy apps. UTF8 should be used instead.
For text with complex chars we have to use Unicode or UTF32 or we loose char information.
It turns out that such a simple thing as hashing can become a serious issue if we're not careful. Trouble always awaits when dealing with text and encodings. :)
When using SQL Server's varchar data type the .Net encoding to go with is UTF8 since it's the fastest and most optimized of the three (ASCII, UTF7, UTF8). When using the nvarchar data type to go is Unicode (UTF16) but we also have to know the texts endianness to create correct hashes. UTF32 is practically useless in this case because SQL Server doesn't have a data type that stores text in 4 bytes/char so we'll never get the same results if we use it.
This advice only applies when creating hashes both in .Net and SQL server and comparing them. If we're creating hashes in .Net and only store them in a database then we don't have to worry about this.
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Week 2 Starting RBs
I can start 2...give me your thoughts.
Tiki Barber at Philly (he is a must start)
Willis McGehee at Miami
Chester Taylor vs Carolina
Deshaun Foster at Minnesota.
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Re: Week 2 Starting RBs
Tiki is a must start, although Brandon Jacobs is a must handcuff. This situation is getting close to last year's Holmes / LJ deal. It may not be a bad idea on some weeks (based on matchups) to start both. Tiki is a yardage and reception machine while Jacobs certainly looks like a lock for 50 yards and a TD most weeks.
As for the other back, gotta go with who's hot against a defense that's cold so that would be Chester at home going against Carolina. Carolina's defense was shredded for 252 yards against the Falcons in Week 1. The Vikings' offensive line looks dominant and Chester ran hard and well. He rushed the ball 31 times for 88 yards and a TD. He is the every down back on that team and is getting the goal line touches as well as the receptions (3 for 43 yards).
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Re: Week 2 Starting RBs
I'd have to go with Tiki and Willis. I don't think Chester will have a great game against a Carolina team seeking revenge. And don't let the Atlanta rushing stats fool you, Brad Johnson is no Mike Vick. On the flip side, I don't like Foster either this week. The Dolphins run defense is nothing special and I think the Bills will try to use McGahee to relieve the pressure from the pass rush. I don't think any of your backs have a great matchup this week, so when in doubt, start the best players with the least competition for time.
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my instinct is tiki and willis too
Re: Week 2 Starting RBs
I'm going w/ Barber and Taylor at RB. Taylor will get a lot of touches and he is good on turf. I am thin at WR. I am going with:
Reggie Wayne / Antonio Bryant / Amani Toomer.
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Not too worried by the half-backs, plenty of guys there who've done the job before. Think we can have some faith in Wilko & Flood.
Much, much less convinced by the centres. Hape at 12 is dodgy as you say, and Manu - as much as I like him - looks a total gamble.


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I passed up an opportunity last week to order a book on how to raise chickens in my back yard. The book was dictated by a now-deceased woman who was good at it. It's probably an interesting if not a completely practical guide on self-sufficiency and may be another attempt to convince people that growing their own food is the answer to feeding the world. It isn't. It could be an interesting hobby, perhaps, maybe even a supplement to some.
It did spawn memories from my childhood, however.
We lived in the country. We raised chickens. Most rural families raised chickens back then—the 50s and early 60s. You couldn't drive up a dirt driveway without setting a flock of chickens to squawking.
Our chickens were free-range. They had total access to the yard, pastures and woods around our house. They mostly stayed in the yard. We sometimes bought chicks from the feed store and raised them in a large shed—until they reached fryer size, at which point they were dispatched, processed and placed in the public freezer in a nearby town until we needed them.
The yard chickens, however, provided eggs and an occasional Sunday dinner. They foraged for a lot of their food—insects, worms, seeds, whatever they could peck out of the grass. And we supplemented that diet with table scraps. They seemed particularly partial to leftover cornbread. We fed a little cracked corn, too.
I recall waiting with anticipation as a broody hen sat on a clutch of eggs. And I learned early on not to mess with her biddies. She would peck you. And I don't know where maternal instinct is more obvious than a mother hen spreading her wings over her chicks to keep them warm and safe from predators.
Raising chickens, especially yard chickens, had a downside, too. They don't train well and would just as soon deposit a gooey gob of fecal matter on the front porch as in the barnyard. So playing in the yard, especially barefoot, presented odorous challenges.
Chickens also make noise. The scratching and clucking could be somewhat calming, but the raucous cacophony they made when disturbed was most unpleasant. And roosters do not appreciate the concept of "sleeping in."
I enjoyed gathering eggs—a daily Easter egg hunt—and would sometimes rush out to the barn after a hen cackled, announcing to one and all that she had produced an egg and was pretty danged proud of the accomplishment.
Dispatching a chicken for dinner was less fun. First we had to catch it. Chickens aren't all that fast but they zig and zag with zeal. When we finally hemmed it up, someone had to kill it. Sometimes that was me. I never learned to wring one's neck but I could hold it with one hand and chop its head off with an axe in the other. Then it had to flop around for a minute or so.
Meanwhile, my mother boiled some water to douse the chicken to make it easier to pluck. We singed the naked carcass to eliminate "pin feathers." Then we cut it up. I think I could still do that. It's no worse than cleaning fish. But I prefer to bring it home from the grocery ready to cook.
Backyard chickens might be attractive to folks who want to know exactly where their food comes from. But I'm not eager to raise chickens. They are too messy. They make too much noise and I suspect I can buy chickens and eggs cheaper than I could raise them.
I think the homeowners association has a rule against chicken husbandry in our neighborhood. I certainly hope so, because I don't want my neighbors raising chickens either. Imagine the odor. And I occasionally enjoy a little extra sleep on a Saturday.